In this month’s Family Tree Magazine

Family Tree October 2011 is on sale now, packed with expert tips to help you get the most from your research. Inside this issue… Surnames & DNA; Genealogy courses; Top reference books; Transmigrating ancestors; Scientists; Servants; Scoundrels; Musters & taxes; Ecclesiastical court records; Build a website; Auxiliary war hospitals

• FREE covermount CD includes: North Leeds, Yorkshire ancestors in the 1881 Census, White’s Directory of Leeds for 1861, parish records for Leeds parish church burials, 1619-1695, plus software, charts, back issues & how-to guide.
• Your surname & DNA Discover how surname studies, family history & DNA tests can offer fresh insight into your roots
• Passing through Understand the challenges faced by ancestors transmigrating from Europe to the New World, via Britain
• A qualified success Thinking of studying genealogy? Find the best course of action for you!
• Learning online Take a closer look at online courses
• Enquire within upon everything The top reference books to aid your research
• Ecclesiastical courts & their records Would your ancestors have felt the wrath of the bawdy ‘courts of scolds’?
• Musters & taxes Get to know these useful 16th-century sources

PLUS

Create a successful website – top tips for creating your own family history site from scratch

Life below stairs – how a family heirloom recorded details of servants’ working lives

Auxiliary War Hospitals – how the medical establishment at home coped with the masses of wounded troops during WWI

Experimental ancestors – examine the role of your early scientific ancestors and beyond

Wearing the trousers – the women who took on male identities to escape poverty or achieve ambitions

Genealogy journey – the family assignment that led researchers from a London lecture room to an Indian cemetery

A painful case – the tale of a scoundrel ancestor

Floral fancies – the pick of our ancestors’ favourite blooms

Twiglets – diary of a family tree first-timer

Thoughts on... Here comes the bride

Regulars: Genealogy News; Genealogical miscellany; Your Q&A, including military photo-dating; Reviews of the latest books & CDs; Mailbox – your letters; Diary dates  

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